Barrier device for contraception and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases
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Dec 5, 2000
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Jan 12, 1999
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An improved sponge device is presented having one loop-chord placed entirely within or through the sponge device to facilitate insertion and removal of an attached ovoid sponge device into and from a body cavity. The improved sponge device can be cylindrical or egg-shaped like design,--which shall be utilized depending upon manufacturing capabilities available. The improved sponge device can be impregnated with; specific spermicides, anti-infectives, lubricants, hormones, antioxidants, amino acids, and other appropriate medicaments, to allow release of impregnated solution(s) from the device into the body cavity. Closely controlled impregnation and/or coating of the sponge device is achieved by a method of manufacture employing one or more methods for impregnating and one or more methods for possible lubrication.
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